
The Welkin
Lucy Kirkwood
F17 M3
Nancy Harris from Hans Christian Andersen(Nick Hern Books)
3.78 out of 5
BritishIrishYouth TheatreHistoricalHistorical and CostumeMusicalsTeenageTeenage MusicalAdaptationBallet & DanceModern DanceClassical Dance
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An orphan girl, adopted by a wealthy Dublin family, is given a pair of beautiful red shoes.
At first it appears her dreams have come true... but appearances can be very deceptive.
A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction, premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, in November 2017.